"There was some extracurricular stuff going on after the plays. They were doing a lot of dirty things. I still think they have an extremely good team, that doesn't take anything away from them, but the game was unprofessional. Who am I to talk? I've barely been a pro for very long, but from what I experienced against the Saints compared to that game, it was definitely unprofessional and it does need to be cleaned up."

There's a bit of a perfect storm that explains why RG3 is an obvious target.

First of all, he runs around a lot. Guys like Mike Vick and Cam Newton take significantly more hits per game than guys like Tom Brady and Peyton Manning. As a result, they are more likely to find themselves at the bottoms of piles — where the dirtiness goes down.

He's also thin (6'2", 217 pounds), which creates the illusion that he can knocked out with one solid hit. Griffin told the AP, "Teams are going to try to hit me because they don't think I can take a hit. I think I've proved over my career that I can."

But there's one other factor that plays a huge role in this — the replacement refs.